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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Revisiting Advent Memories No. 24: Christmas Eve

Advent Memories No. 24: Christmas Eve

Posted by Miriam Robbins at 2:00 AM

Labels: Advent Memories 2007

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A while back I was contacted by a distant cousin David McGimpsey from the NewTonards, Ireland area. He was kind of enough to put together this information ...
13 years ago
Lord and Lady

I have been at the computer for several weeks and just can not get my mind working- Marilyn Jean Perkins-Lord, taken by her father in heaven 10.01 in a unf...
13 years ago
Roots Television | Climbing Family Trees

Some of the most riveting Civil War stories aren't in the history books. Tales of ordinary people linving in extraordinary circumstances - maybe even your ...
13 years ago
Our Carroll family Genealogy

Hello, Once again, Thanks to any very patient soul who has been good enought to come back (and back) to an old post that stares him/her in the face. I think...
13 years ago
Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi

Dr. William Terrance "Terry" Thornton (1939 - 2010) Dr. William Terrance “Terry” Thornton, 71, died at his residence on August 9, 2010. Born on July 26, 1...
14 years ago
I Dream of Genea(logy)

A little off topic but still relevant to family historians. I'm sure that when you search for ancestors or living relatives you eventually end up on one of...
14 years ago
Upstate New York Genealogy Blog

14 years ago
Rootdig.com

I've been working with St. Louis directories at Footnote.com for an upcoming column in Casefile Clues. I've been finding several entries for one family I a...
14 years ago
Genealogical Society of SA, West Gauteng Branch

The West Gauteng Branch has a newly designed blog. *CLICK HERE* to be redirected. Please note that the address of the new blog is: *www.westgssa.blo...
14 years ago
The Practical Archivist

. This practicalarchivist.blogspot.com blog, the one you're reading right now, is frozen in time. It is obsolete. I should probably nuke it (all the conte...
14 years ago
Facebook® Bootcamp for Genea-Bloggers

Just a quick note to explain the lack of posts here at Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers: There haven't been any posts since July 29, 2009 and folks have noticed ...
15 years ago
Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society

The recent dry weather with clear skies and beautiful sunshine has been a welcome addition to Itawamba County after the wettest October ever recorded. Sund...
15 years ago
Genealogy Database Updates

I've decided to consolidate this blog into http://www.news.genealogytoday.com/
15 years ago
The Mobile Genealogist

Pocket Genealogist Version 3.40 is now available for download from the Northern Hills Software website. This is another free update for all version 3 user...
15 years ago
Paul Family Research

I have in my genealogy a George W. Paul born 5 Oct 1832 in Corning, Steuben, New York. He was married in 1857 to Mary J. Phenis. They had seven (7) childre...
15 years ago
Taneya's Genealogy Blog

I’ve moved the blog. New location is here.
15 years ago
Exploring My Ancestors

My new consolidated blog, Mom's Many Projects, is now ready! You can find it at http://momsmanyprojects.blogspot.com! This blog will still be available to...
15 years ago
Mississippi History & Genealogy Notes

Mississippi researchers will be excited about this joint effort between Houston Public Library and FamilySearch.org.
15 years ago
Begat Chat

Please e-mail the following request to family and friends, including Church members and nonmembers: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is deve...
16 years ago
Genealogy Addiction

This blog is moving to: http://www.genealogyaddiction.com/wordpress/ Should be more active there... well, theoretically.
16 years ago
Rootdig.com

I've been at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah on our 3rd annual research trip since the middle of last week. In between making presentati...
16 years ago
The I Seek Dead People Blog

The Journal of Genetic Genealogy has a new associate editor, Genealand's own Genetic Genealogist, Blaine Bettinger, PhD! Congratulations, Dr. DNA! In other...
16 years ago
What's Your Line

Last night I tried to write a multiple blog but got too tired and it was lost. I just realized that I didn't address the second part earlier today, which I...
17 years ago
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